Person: Gooch, Thomas (1699 - 1754)

• Comments

  Venn: Adm. pens. (age 16) at CAIUS, May 5, 1691. S. of Thomas (1659), gent., of Yarmouth. B. at Worlingham, Suffolk. School, Yarmouth (Mr Reynolds). ' Matric. 1691; Scholar, 1691-8; B.A. 1694-5; M.A. 1698; B.D. 1706; D.D. 1711. Fellow, 1698-1714. Master of Caius, 1716-54. Vice-Chancellor, 1717-20. Ord. deacon and priest (Norwich) Mar. 1, 1698-9. R. of St Clement with St Martin Orgar, Eastcheap, 1713-38. Archdeacon of Essex, 1714-37. Chaplain to the King, 1715-8. Domestic chaplain to the Bishop of London. Lecturer at Gray's Inn, 1716. Preb. of Chichester, 1719-39. Preb. of Canterbury, 1730. Bishop of Bristol, 1737; of Norwich, 1738-48; of Ely, 1748-54. Succeeded his brother as Bart., 1751. Died at Ely House, Holborn, Feb. 14, 1754. Buried in Caius College Chapel. 'Monumental inscription.'M.I. there. Father of John (1746) and Thomas (1737). (Venn, I. 489; D.N.B.)

Education Events

• MA : Cambridge / Gonville And Caius College

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Gooch, Thomas	04/03/1699	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Gooch, Thomas	11/03/1699	MA	Cambridge	View

• LLD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Sub	Gooch, Thomas	26/06/1713	LLD		View

• DD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Gooch, Thomas	26/06/1713	DD		View
  Appt	Gooch, Thomas	22/07/1714	DD		View
  Sub	Gooch, Thomas	22/07/1714	DD		View
  Appt	Gooch, Thomas	27/07/1719	DD		View

Appointment Events

• Rector : St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar (26/06/1713 - 03/11/1738 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Gooch, Thomas	26/06/1713	Rector	collation	St Clements, Eastcheap with St Martin Orgars/	View
  Sub	Gooch, Thomas	26/06/1713	Rector		St Clement East-cheap/	View
  Vac	Gooch, Thomas	03/11/1738	Rector	translation	St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar annexed/	View

• Archdeacon : Archdeaconry of Essex (22/07/1714 - 01/08/1737 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Gooch, Thomas	22/07/1714	Archdeacon	collation	St Pauls Cathedral/Archdeaconry of Essex	View
  Sub	Gooch, Thomas	22/07/1714	Archdeacon		St Pauls Cathedral/Archdeaconry of Essex	View
  Vac	Gooch, Thomas	01/08/1737	Archdeacon	Promotion	Archdeacon of Essex/	View

• Prebendary : Chichester cathedral, Somerley Prebend (27/07/1719 - 27/07/1739 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Gooch, Thomas	27/07/1719	Prebendary	Collation	Chichester Cathedral/Prebend of Somerley	View
  Vac	Gooch, Thomas	27/07/1739	Prebendary	Promotion	Chichester Cathedral/Prebend of Somerley	View

• Bishop : Bishop of Norwich (27/09/1738 - 25/03/1748 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Gooch, Thomas	27/09/1738	Bishop	election	Norwich/	View
  Vac	Gooch, Thomas	25/03/1748	Bishop		Norwich/	View